The folly of the cross : the passion of Christ in theology and the arts in early modernity / Richard Viladesau.

9780190905132 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

BT431.3 .V55 2018

232.96

This work surveys the ways in which theologians, artists, and composers of the early modern period dealt with the passion and death of Christ. The fourth volume in a series, it locates the theology of the cross in the context of modern thought, beginning with the Enlightenment, which challenged traditional Christian notions of salvation and of Christ himself. It shows how new models of salvation were proposed by liberal theology, replacing the older 'satisfaction' model with theories of Christ as bringer of God's spirit and as social revolutionary. It shows how the arts during this period both preserved the classical tradition and responded to innovations in theology and in style.

This work surveys the ways in which theologians, artists, and composers of the early modern period dealt with the passion and death of Christ. The fourth volume in a series, it locates the theology of the cross in the context of modern thought, beginning with the Enlightenment, which challenged traditional Christian notions of salvation and of Christ himself. It shows how new models of salvation were proposed by liberal theology, replacing the older 'satisfaction' model with theories of Christ as bringer of God's spirit and as social revolutionary. It shows how the arts during this period both preserved the classical tradition and responded to innovations in theology and in style.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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